Normal chest imaging examples

This article lists examples of normal imaging of the chest and surrounding structures, divided by modality.

Plain radiographs

Adult examples

• chest radiograph

  • PA adult male

    • example 1

    • example 2: with inverted windows

    • example 3

  • PA adult female

    • example 1

    • example 2

    • example 3: with labels

    • example 4

    • example 5: pregnant

    • example 6: high BMI (female)

    • example 7: high BMI (male)

    • example 8: high BMI (female) AP

  • AP adult male

    • example 1

  • AP adult female

    • example 1

    • example 2: lordotic view

  • supine projection

    • example 1

    • example 2: trauma supine

    • example 3: trauma supine in obese patient

  • lateral projection

    • example 1

  • sternum

    • example 1: lateral projection

    • example 2: lateral projection

    • example 3: lateral projection

    • example 4: PA oblique and lateral projection

  • lordotic projection

    • example 1

    • example 2

    • example 3

  • inspiratory/expiratory 

    • example 1

  • ribs

    • example 1: PA chest, right oblique ribs

    • example 2: PA chest, left oblique ribs

Pediatric examples

• chest radiograph

  • preterm neonate: example 1 (27 weeks)

  • term neonate: example 1 (lateral decubitus)

  • 1-3 years: example 1, example 2

  • 4-6 years:

    • example 1: 6 year old male

    • example 2: 6 year old male

    • example 3: 6 year old female

    • example 4

  • 7-12 years: example needed

  • 13-16 years: example needed

    • example 1: 14 year old female

CT

• CT chest

  • example 1: adult female, non-contrast; lung windows

  • example 2: adult male, contrast-enhanced

  • example 3: adult female, non-contrast

  • example 4: adult male, arterial phase

  • example 5: adult female, arterial phase

• HRCT chest

  • example 1: non-contrast, supine, prone and expiratory

• CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA)

  • example 1: excellent pulmonary arterial / venous differentiation

  • example 2: average pulmonary arterial / venous differentiation

  • example 3: spectral CTPA

• CT coronary arteries (CTCA)

  • right dominant: example 1, example 2, example 3 (dual energy),

  • left dominant: example 1, example 2, example 3

• CT thoracic angiogram

  • example 1: ECG gated

  • example 2: non-ECG gated

• CT pulmonary veins (pre RF ablation)

  • example 1

Nuclear Medicine

• VQ scan: example 1, example 2

• perfusion scan: example 1

Fluoroscopy

• sniff test: example 1

• barium swallow

  • example 1

  • example 2

  • example 3

Ultrasound

• anterior lung: example 1

Angiography (DSA)

• coronary angiogram: example 1

MR

• coronal post contrast MRA TWIST